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Lido’s stVaults to go live on Northstake

Jayson Derrick
Edited by
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Lido’s stVaults to go live on Northstake

Lido’s customizable staking setup for Ethereum, stVaults, is coming to Northstake, a regulated platform offering compliant staking for institutions.

On Feb. 21, Northstake announced that it was adopting the Lido offering to bring Lido staked ETH (stETH) liquidity to exchange-traded fund issuers. 

Why does it matter

Lido (LDO) is the leading liquid staking protocol in the Ethereum ecosystem, while Northstake provides a validator marketplace that enables institutional participation.

This, combined with Lido’s recently launched staking primitive, stVaults, will offer institutions greater flexibility in staking and utilizing ETH. stVaults are designed for institutional compliance and efficiency, making them a customizable staking solution.

Northstake plans to integrate stVaults, set to launch later this year, into its validator marketplace. This integration will bring stETH’s deep liquidity to the platform’s market makers as they settle validator trades.

Jesper Johansen, CEO & founder of Northstake, emphasized that integrating stVaults will unlock the full potential of ETH staking for institutions.

“Institutional staking solutions need to evolve to meet the demands of scale, security, and regulatory compliance. Our plan to incorporate Lido’s pioneering stVaults into our ETH Validator Marketplace will set a new standard of staking services,” Johansen added.

Lido’s traction in the decentralized finance ecosystem has seen it dominate the liquid staking market. Per DeFiLlama, Lido accounts for about $26 billion in total value locked. The TVL rose post ETH withdrawal activation to hit nearly $40 billion in March 2024. Currently, Lido facilitates more than 25% of all staked ETH value.

Kean Gilbert, Lido DAO contributor says the launch of stVaults has the potential to extend access to staking to institutions. The solution will offer an open infrastructure that builders eyeing the stETH ecosystem can tap into to bolster adoption.

“As the most liquid and composable staking token on Ethereum, stETH continues to provide a strong foundation for a wide range of integrations,” Gilbert stated.